Transient ischemic attack

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What is transient ischemic attack?

A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is where a patient experiences stroke like symptoms for a short period of time, usually under 24 hours. It is usually caused by some kind of temporary disturbance of blood supply to some area of the brain and it can be considered a warning sign of a true stroke.

Common symptoms reported by people with transient ischemic attack

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

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Treatments taken by people for transient ischemic attack

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Compare treatments taken by people with transient ischemic attack

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Who has transient ischemic attack on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 54 say TIA is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 6
30s 32
40s 25
50s 30
60s 26
70+ 76
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 15
20-29 years 12
30-39 years 15
40-49 years 8
50-59 years 11
60-69 years 15
70+ years 8

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 90
Female 297

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 206
Not Diagnosed 15

These charts show data from TIA patients who have completed their condition history
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